Vjesci
Ringkasan
Vjesci (wieszczy) adalah vampir dalam cerita rakyat Polandia; orang yang ditakdirkan menjadi vjesci lahir dengan selaput ketuban di kepala.
The vjesci (wieszczy) is a vampire of Polish folklore; those fated to become one are born with a caul on the head.
Kisah dan tradisi
Vjesci, dalam bahasa Polandia wieszczy, adalah vampir dalam cerita rakyat Polandia. Menurut legenda, sebagian orang lahir dengan takdir menjadi vjesci, yang tampak dari selaput ketuban di kepala bayi. Untuk mencegahnya, selaput itu dilepas, dikeringkan, digiling, lalu diberikan kepada anak itu pada ulang tahunnya yang ketujuh. Dalam demonologi Slavia, wieszczy adalah bentuk keberadaan jiwa manusia setelah mati, mirip upiór atau vampir, tetapi di banyak daerah punya ciri tersendiri. Semasa hidup, vjesci biasanya tidak bisa dibedakan dari manusia. Saat meninggal ia menolak sakramen; tubuhnya cepat dingin, anggota badannya tetap lentur, dan bibir serta pipinya tetap merah. Menurut legenda ia bangkit pada tengah malam setelah dikubur, memakan pakaian dan sebagian dagingnya sendiri, lalu pulang untuk memangsa keluarga dan tetangga, kemudian membunyikan lonceng gereja; yang mendengarnya akan menjadi korban berikutnya. Untuk mencegah serangan, orang yang sekarat harus menerima Ekaristi, tanah ditaruh di dalam peti, dan salib atau koin diletakkan di bawah lidah jenazah agar diisap sang vampir. Jenazah juga dibaringkan telungkup agar, bila bangkit, ia justru menggali lebih dalam ke tanah.
Called wieszczy in Polish, the vjesci is a vampire of Polish lore. Legend says some people are born destined for it, marked by a caul on the newborn's head. To prevent this, the caul was taken off, dried, ground and given to the child on their seventh birthday. In Slavic demonology the wieszczy is a form of the soul's existence after death, close to the upiór or vampire yet with its own traits in many regions. In life a vjesci could rarely be told apart from other people. At death it refuses the sacrament; the body cools fast, the limbs stay supple and the lips and cheeks stay red. Legend has it rise at midnight after burial, eat its clothes and some of its own flesh, go home to prey on family and neighbours, then ring the church bell; whoever hears it will be the next victim. To prevent attacks, the dying had to receive the Eucharist, soil was put in the coffin, and a crucifix or coin was laid under the corpse's tongue for the vampire to suck on. Bodies were also laid face down so that, if they woke, they would only dig deeper into the earth.
Fakta utama
- Budaya / Culture
- Tradisi Polandia
- Kawasan / Region
- Eropa
- Klasifikasi / Classification
- Undead
- Habitat
- Graveyard
Nama lain / Alternate names
Wieszczy, Wjesci
Tahukah kamu? / Did you know?
Selaput ketuban bayi calon vjesci dikeringkan, digiling, lalu diberikan kepadanya pada ulang tahun ketujuh untuk mencegah takdirnya.
A future vjesci's caul was dried, ground and given to them on their seventh birthday to avert their fate.